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Thompson (upper body) will not be in action versus the Islanders on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

According to Silber, the Capitals are hoping that Thompson can suit up against the Predators on Thursday. With Clay Stevenson getting the nod at home Monday, fantasy managers should probably expect Garin Bjorklund to make his NHL debut in Tuesday's matchup against the Flyers. As such, Thompson figures to miss both ends of Washington's back-to-back.

Ullmark will defend the road net against Pittsburgh on Monday, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports.

Ullmark is coming off a 26-save performance in Saturday's 4-1 win over New Jersey. He has posted a 15-8-5 record this season with a 2.89 GAA and an .884 save percentage across 29 appearances. Pittsburgh is tied for fifth in the league with 3.40 goals per game this campaign.

Rittich was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Washington.

Rittich has seen limited playing time in recent weeks, but he'll tend the twine in the first half of a back-to-back set Monday. Across six appearances in January, he went 2-3-1 with a 3.31 GAA and .838 save percentage. The Capitals are generating 3.18 goals per game this year, which is tied for 14th in the league.

Gustavsson will start Monday's home game against the Canadiens, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Gustavsson got the night off Saturday against Edmonton, but he'll return to the crease two days later. Across his last five starts, he's gone 4-0-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .901 save percentage, with two of those victories coming in overtime. The Canadiens are scoring 3.44 goals per game this year, which ranks fourth in the NHL.

Kolosov was recalled from AHL Lehigh Valley on Monday.

Kolosov was sent to the minors Sunday, but he'll rejoin the NHL club a day later, which could signal that Samuel Ersson (lower body) will be unavailable for a second consecutive game Tuesday at home against Washington. Kolosov has made four appearances for the Flyers this year, going 0-2-0 with eight goals allowed on 47 shots (.830 save percentage).

Silovs was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus the Senators.

Silovs will take the first game of the Penguins' back-to-back to continue an every-other-game trend in the crease. In his last nine appearances, the backstop has suffered just one regulation defeat, going 6-1-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .902 save percentage. With the upcoming Olympic break, Stuart Skinner may take the final two games before the break, especially with Silovs headed to Milan as part of the Latvian squad.

Bobrovsky was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Sabres.

Bobrovsky has alternated starts with Daniil Tarasov over the past few weeks, but the former will draw a second consecutive start Monday for the first time since mid-January. Bobrovsky is in the midst of a cold spell in which he's gone 1-4-0 with a 4.00 GAA and .839 save percentage over his last five outings.

Hill stopped 19 of 22 shots in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Ducks. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

The Golden Knights ran out of time after Tomas Hertl brought the deficit back to one late in the third period. Hill took his third straight loss (0-2-1), and he's allowed 14 goals on 81 shots in that span. For the season, the 29-year-old goalie is 3-3-3 with a 3.51 GAA and an .856 save percentage over 11 contests. Both Hill and Akira Schmid are likely to get one more start prior to the Olympic break, as the Golden Knights host the Canucks on Wednesday and the Kings on Thursday in a back-to-back set.

Dostal allowed three goals on 31 shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights pushed hard in the third period, but Dostal was up to the task to preserve the Ducks' lead. He's won seven of his last eight outings, and this was just the third time in that span that he allowed three goals. The 25-year-old netminder is now 20-13-2 with a 2.95 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 37 appearances this season. The Ducks play once more before the Olympic break, as they host the Kraken on Tuesday.

Swayman stopped 41 of 46 shots in Sunday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Lightning in the Stadium Series.

Swayman not only got beat in the shootout, but he appeared to take a narrow loss in a goalie fight versus Andrei Vasilevskiy in the second period. That fight wasn't Swayman's only penalty -- he also took a delay of game a few minutes later, part of a sequence of penalties that opened the door for the Lightning to start their comeback. He hasn't gotten a winning streak past three games since he won five in a row from Nov. 1-15. The American netminder is down to 22-13-2 with a 2.92 GAA and .903 save percentage through 38 appearances. The Bruins' last game before the Olympic break is Wednesday versus the Panthers.